Since its inception, the Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority has passed through various developments stages. First, its ownership was transferred from the private sector (Electricity & Water Supply Company) to the Government of Sharjah and it was renamed Sharjah Electricity & Water Department (SEWD). With the huge development witnessed at various social and economical fields throughout the Emirate, H.H. the Ruler of Sharjah has issued a farsighted decree on the establishment of the Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority.

The main aim of establishing the Authority as a public body enjoying a financial and administrative independence, is the provision of better advanced and efficient services of electricity, water and natural gas to the residents of Sharjah Emirate, satisfying the consumers' demands and meeting the increasing requirements of the ongoing social and economical developments as follows :-

1- Planning and implementing expansions and future projects to develop the services of electricity, water and natural gas.

2- The provision of electrical power to the consumers in Sharjah and meeting their increasing demands.

3- The development of drinking water production and supply for the consumers and meeting their increasing demands.

4- The distribution and supply of natural gas to the consumers and meeting their increasing demands.